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My antivirus says that I’m all clear, but my computer is running unusually slow and doing everything it would do if it were infected

Question is how do I find out for sure and what next?
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AlyAngel · F
Do the following:

Run an anti-malware software, I prefer superantispyware. Let it run then restart the computer.
Run a disk defragment (Type defrag) in your search bar and optimize the drive. Then restart the computer.
Run a disk cleanup. ( In the search box on the taskbar, type disk cleanup, and select Disk Cleanup from the list of results.)
Disable non Microsoft services (Type run into the taskbar, then type in msconfig) click on services, check the box that says "hide all Microsoft services", go through the list and check for any programs you don't recognize then restart your computer.

This should make a big improvement this is all for windows. Hope it helps.
TexChik · F
@AlyAngel How much RAM do you have? It might be time for an upgrade and, RAM sticks can go bad leaving you suddenly with a slow machine